Bonamassa’s played the blues since he was a tot

Blues fans have had plenty of time to become acquainted with Joe Bonamassa.

The 35-year-old guitar god, who will play the Paramount Theatre at 8 Friday night, has been playing the blues for an almost comically long amount of time. After getting turned on to Stevie Ray Vaughn at age 4, he started playing guitar, and was opening a show for B.B. King by age 8.

Since then, he has shared stages with Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy, among other luminaries. And, of course, he has made a name for himself with his own albums.

Those records have been topping Billboard’s blues album chart since his 2000 debut, “A New Day Yesterday.” The prolific guitarist has since released albums on pretty much a yearly basis, including many live albums.

He’s coming to Seattle just weeks after the release of his acoustic concert “… At the Vienna Opera House,” and about a year since he put out his latest studio album, “Driving Towards the Daylight.”

Expect to hear tracks off that most recent album during his Seattle show.

Trey Anastasio also is back on the road, promising fans he’ll play two sets during his show at the Moore Theatre at 7 p.m. Tuesday, running through both a solo acoustic set and an electric set with his latest band.

Anastasio made his name as the frontman for Phish, a jam band that, in the 1990s, enjoyed a following much like the Grateful Dead’s.

Anastasio has since gone off on his own, most recently releasing the 2012 album “Traveler,” which included his own music and a cover of the Gorillaz’s hit “Clint Eastwood.”